GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |